great movie

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2009)

Tuesday evening, 2nd of March, 2009. I'm sitting behind my desk wondering about what film I would write the review we were supposed to hand in the next day. Last week was bound to be a horrible one because all of my friends were on holidays and I had to stay home ill, so I saw more films than one sees in a lifetime. That made should have made the choice quite difficult to make, but it turned out to be rather the opposite. After a week full of good price-winning films, there was only one that really kept haunting me; 28 Days Later.
28 Days Later is a zombie-flick, not my kind of film, but when I saw it was directed by the great Danny Boyle, the 'Trainspotting'-genius, and written by Alex Garland, I knew it had to be different. And it was. The beautiful but grim images of a deserted England have a strange breathtaking and even magical aura that doesn't let you go easily. The characters are really profound and they evolve during the story, and it all feels really natural, as if the actors were really experiencing the loneliness and all the hazards, unlike in many other films in this genre. I don't want to forget the actors who played the infected people, because I once saw a guy go berserk and the resemblances are astonishing. What I also specifically liked were the special effects. They were very convincing and spectacular at the same time, a good mix for a film like this one.
I recommend this film to everyone, and I think I'm not the only one who does so seeing the amount of prices and nominations it's got. And if you don't like action, the film really makes you think about our society and it's got fantastically beautiful images. I am a bit sceptically about the sequel though, but I intend to see it as soon as possible nevertheless, and I think you will too once you've seen this film.